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Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
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January 12, 2001
Of interest...
Marxist revolt looks inevitable as soaked students’ resentment of umbrella owners builds / 8
News Digest 2 Roundup 2
Opinions 4 Lifestyle S
The Buzz 5 Classifieds s
Crossword 9 Sports 12
vol. CXXXXII, no. 4 www.usc.edu/dt
Work with elderly opens students’ minds
Gerontology: Program by School of Social Work is enlightening, educational
By ADINA DIAMOND
SUIT Writer
Four graduate students from the School of Social Work are gaining specialized training and hands-on education in the field of elderly care as a result of a grant allocated to promote the field of gerontology, said
Judy Axonovitz, assistant clinical professor and a field education coordinator for the school.
Lynne Azanow-Saturno, who is working with elderly people suffering from depression at a Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles facility, said she has not only learned practical skills, but also changed her opinions about the elderly.
‘They are a heck of a lot more sawy and capable and we don't always give them enough credit," she said. "They teach me a lot"
Azanow-Saturno also said the program has encouraged her to consider working in the gerontological field, which she had not previously considered.
"It has opened up my idea of combining my knowledge of the mental health population with the older adult population," she said. "I would like to work with (the elderly) population."
Along with Azanow-Saturno, the three other participants are I see Qfontolo<y. page SI
Rolling power blackouts barely avoided; USC safe
Despite the most urgent warnings yet that rolling blackouts might be necessary, grid officials have recanted and now believe that-they can keep the lights on for at least one moer day.
California entered a Stage Three power alert yesterday, meaning that the reserves dipped below 1.5 percent The reserves were strained due to the major storm battering the state and the general electricity crisis.
The power supply reached a crisis level when 15,000 megawatts went off service due to the storm. Blackouts may still be necessary should the crisis continue unabated.
But USC, which is under a separate power grid, is unaffected by the crisis. University officials at Cal Poly Pomona cancelled dasses for the day due to the power shortages.
—Rebecca Zak, Projects Editor
Holiday: Due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, publication will resume Wednesday.
No. 19 Trojans make a dramatic comeback but fall short and lose in an upset to the unranked Bruins /12
USC to improve accessibility
All wet.
Students soak in the campus atmosphere during a downpour on Trousdale Parkway.
An unusually powerful Southern California storm struck area on Thursday, bringing not only pouring rain to downtown Los Angeles but coastal flooding to Malibu and 22,000 power outages throughout the state. More showers were forecasted this morning and perhaps later in the day, but by tomorrow, mostly sunny skies are expected to return.
By RACHELLE RADPOUR
SufT Writer
“Spam,” a commonly recognized form of electronic junk-mail, is more than just a casual disturbance on the USC computer network, and is against university policies, said Hector Lopez, an Information Services Division computer consultant.
“It is not illegal to spam,” Ixjpez said. “But it is against (USC) policies."
University policies consider violations of the electronic communication privileges to include the transmission of intimidating, harassing, or threatening messages; forged messages; any form of unauthorized bulk or junk e-mail; or any inappropriate postings to newsgroups that solicit subscriber complaints.
Lopez notes that users who receive spam on their university e-mail accounts are advised to notify ISD, so the consultants at ISD can identify its source.
If the person who is sending the unsolicited messages is within the USC network, they are spoken to and given warnings and if they continue to send unsolicited e-mail, their account may be disabled.
However, if the source of the spam is not within the USC network, consultants have little jurisdiction I see tclswcs. page 7 I
Settlement In resolution of professor's lawsuit, university to make sweeping campus enhancements for the disabled
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By BETH COOMBS
Suer Writer
A lawsuit filed against USC by one of its own professors might be resolved Jan. 29 if a federal court accepts a settlement requiring USC to pay upwards of $1 million annually to remove physical barriers that render its facilities inaccessible to disabled individuals.
Political science professor Harlan Hahn alleged in a 1998 suit that the University Park campus has numerous physical barriers that have prevented him and other physically disabled individuals from having equal access to all USC structures and facilities. Hahn filed the suit because he found the campus inaccessible and he had to miss a number of meetings because of physical barri-
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ers, said Sid Wolinsky, an attorney with Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), the firm representing Hahn.
USC denied these allegations.
The DRA found that USC had already set up a survey of architectural boundaries, which showed a need for change, but according to Wolinsky little action was taking place. DRA proposed a resolution, and there was extensive negotiation before an agreement was made in October 1999.
“Once USC accepted the idea to do this,” Wolinsky said, “they com-
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‘Spam’ e-mail against policy
mitted to making the whole university compliant..it has now made a commitment that it can be proud of and the disabled community is pleased with.”
“This was not a huge battle waged for a long time," said David Daar, an attorney from Daar & Newman and one of Hahn’s counsels. “You are looking at an effort by USC to comply with the laws."
The settlement requires no money to be paid to Hahn personally. Instead, USC will increase its I see Sstttoinsnt. page 3 I

Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
FRIDAY
-♦-
January 12, 2001
Of interest...
Marxist revolt looks inevitable as soaked students’ resentment of umbrella owners builds / 8
News Digest 2 Roundup 2
Opinions 4 Lifestyle S
The Buzz 5 Classifieds s
Crossword 9 Sports 12
vol. CXXXXII, no. 4 www.usc.edu/dt
Work with elderly opens students’ minds
Gerontology: Program by School of Social Work is enlightening, educational
By ADINA DIAMOND
SUIT Writer
Four graduate students from the School of Social Work are gaining specialized training and hands-on education in the field of elderly care as a result of a grant allocated to promote the field of gerontology, said
Judy Axonovitz, assistant clinical professor and a field education coordinator for the school.
Lynne Azanow-Saturno, who is working with elderly people suffering from depression at a Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles facility, said she has not only learned practical skills, but also changed her opinions about the elderly.
‘They are a heck of a lot more sawy and capable and we don't always give them enough credit," she said. "They teach me a lot"
Azanow-Saturno also said the program has encouraged her to consider working in the gerontological field, which she had not previously considered.
"It has opened up my idea of combining my knowledge of the mental health population with the older adult population," she said. "I would like to work with (the elderly) population."
Along with Azanow-Saturno, the three other participants are I see Qfontolo